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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Tuesday, November 12th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by the Cowboy State Daily Morning Show with Jake. From 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., Monday through Friday, Cowboy State Daily's Jake Nichols takes you deeper into the stories that matter - and keeps up with the news, weather and sports in your part of Wyoming. Just tune into Cowboy State Daily Dot Com and join the conversation.

A split vote among the University of Wyoming women's volleyball team players was considered, but ultimately it was the choice of school leaders to forfeit matches against a California team with a transgender player.

That's what a UW spokesman told Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland on Monday, after she had submitted a written request for the records surrounding the controversy.

"What I got back was a roughly 100 page file of emails and text messages that just show kind of pressure from every quarter. I mean, there's media outlets demanding answers. There's an overwhelming push from fans and alumni saying you gotta cancel. You gotta cancel. There were only, I think, three that were that didn't agree with the move to cancel, and there were about 30 that wanted to see the or later praised that cancelation."

UW now has forfeited two games against San Jose State University (one scheduled for this Thursday), following court filings and public statements announcing that the California team's outside hitter is transgender.

Read the full story HERE.

Weston County elections officials are investigating how more than 1,100 votes were not counted in a state House race on Election Day.

The miscount reported state Rep. Chip Neiman of Hulett receiving just 15% of the votes cast for him in the House District 1 race, even though he was running unopposed.

Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that it raises serious questions about how the county counts its ballots, drawing concern and criticism from locals residents, as well as Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

"This involved two relatively inconsequential races, but the midst the counts were absolutely incorrect. It occurred as a result of Weston county clerk Becky Hadlock using incorrect in air filled ballots accidentally in the voting machines for the election… that caused State Representative chip Nyman to receive far fewer votes than he actually received in the election… Secretary of State Chuck gray found it very concerning. He even called the county sheriff on the county clerk that night trying to get a hold of her see what was going on the election."

Gray said his office has been in contact with the Wyoming Attorney General's office about Hadlock's actions, seeking a possible investigation.

Read the full story HERE.

After years of the status of grizzlies in Wyoming and the rest of the Lower 48 being hotly debated, President-elect Donald Trump's return t